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Dean's Dialogue: Influencing Public Policy Firsthand

Public policy influences all aspects of our lives, yet few people give much thought to how policy is made, let alone experience the policymaking…

Dean's Dialogue: Low-carbon Buildings From Plastic Waste (Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14)

Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. As such, it’s poised to become a global power and is the focus of…

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Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary research projects…

Dean's Dialogue: Hope for Afghanistan (Amb. Adela Raz)

It’s been a year since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Since then, the lives of many Afghans,…

Globalization — Good Politics, Bad Policy? (Layna Mosley, B. Peter Rosendorff)

Governments around the world are limiting their countries' engagement with the global economy. These anti-globalization attitudes are troubling,…

Life Expectancy Drops for Native Americans Due to COVID-19 article graphic

Life Expectancy Drops for Native Americans Due to COVID-19

Native Americans experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic disease,…

Andreas Wiedemann's new book "Indebted Societies"

“Indebted Societies” Wins Two Awards From American Political Science Association

A book by Andreas Wiedemann, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, received two awards from the American Political Science…

Fixing Social Security

Fixing Social Security (R. Douglas Arnold)

Social Security remains beloved and holds bipartisan support among American citizens. Yet the program faces an insolvency crisis. It pays out more in…

Callout

Q&A: Defining the Age: Daniel Bell

The sociologist Daniel Bell was described as one of the leading American intellectuals of the post-war era. He acutely defined the structural forces…

Postpartum

Antidepressant Treatment for Postpartum Depression May Be Overprescribed

In countries like the U.S. and the Netherlands, antidepressants are a commonly prescribed treatment for postpartum depression. But a new study by…

COVID

Native American Deaths from COVID-19 Highest Among Racial Groups

Native Americans experience substantially greater rates of COVID-19 mortality compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study…

Endnotes

Endnotes: Indebted Societies (Andreas Wiedemann)

Whether it be earning a college degree, buying a house, or addressing income shortfalls, access to credit is essential for many people’s well-being…

drinking water

Lead Remediation Efforts Show Promise for Safe Drinking Water in New York City Public Schools

Since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, many states have passed legislation requiring public schools to assess and treat lead in their drinking…

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Mas, Mian Elected Fellows of the Econometric Society

Two Princeton University faculty members are among the 51 new fellows elected to The Econometric Society (ES).

Community-Based Visa Plans Could Change Immigration Policy

Immigration is a heated and deadlocked policy issue in the U.S. Abraham Waserstein ’21 studied its history, noting that after 1965 and the…

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Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary research projects…

COVID-19 Transmission Disparities graphic of people and covid virus

Lack of Protections in the Workplace Leave Frontline Workers of Color at High Risk for COVID-19 Exposure

Black, Latino, and Native American frontline workers are more likely to work in occupations with a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure with less…

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Like China, Japan and the U.S. Continue to Finance Overseas Fossil Fuel Power Technologies

Stepping away from carbon-intensive power systems and investing in renewable technologies is critical to decarbonizing the global power sector and…

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Debt Crises: Politics Determine How Developing Countries Borrow

Interest payments on bilateral official debt were frozen in some of the world’s poorest countries this year and in 2020 to alleviate the economic…

Marta Tienda

Tienda to Serve as President of American Academy of Political and Social Science

Marta Tienda, a leading sociologist and immigration expert, will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS…

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Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Cross-Disciplinary Education Research Projects

Researchers based at Princeton University will receive funding from the Overdeck Innovation Fund to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education…

Life expectancy

Life Expectancy Falling for Adults Without a Bachelor’s Degree

Life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19, but, for American adults without a college degree, an increase in mortality…

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Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households

The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health care system…

Mellody Hobson ’91

Mellody Hobson ’91

Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the company’s co…

Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. As a result of quarantines and social distancing, the…